SOLUTION: An examination consists of 10 questions.A student must answer only one of the first two questions and only six of the remaing ones.How many choice of questions dose the student hav

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Question 394887: An examination consists of 10 questions.A student must answer only one of the first two questions and only six of the remaing ones.How many choice of questions dose the student have?
F)112
G)56
H)44
J)30
The key is G
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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nPr=combination of n things taken r at a time = n!/((n-r)!*r!)
2C1 * 8C6 = 56
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Ed